Custom made Puppets and Creature Costumes for Television, Film and Theatre. Specialising in Character Creation, for the Entertainment Industry. Based in London, England.
 

HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ - Special Effects Make-up, Fabricators for BGFX

Becky Johnson and Paul Vincett at the Dark Crystal Premiere, BFI London.

Becky Johnson and Paul Vincett at the Dark Crystal Premiere, BFI London.

 

A Love to Create…


HBO’s The Last of Us

Dream Team!! Paul Vincett and Becky Johnson of the stellar Uk based fabrication company @stitchesandglue attend to the wonderful @adam.basil for vfx scanning on @thelastofus in Calgary, Alberta. The Bloater was a huge undertaking for our department, to create a practical character to interact with the cast and performers and provide as much reference as possible for the the vfx team to take further in post production.  A happy marriage of practical and digital effects.
— Makeup Artist/Designer Barrie Gower
The attention to detail and the beauty of construction by the Stitches and Glue team is only matched by their ability to create creatures and puppets that are a gift to performers. Whether it’s on stage or camera I have experienced first hand the quality of their creations. They always produce work which fulfills the design brief and meets the needs of the script. On numerous occasions I have witnessed their work supersede the expectations of producers. They have a passion to create puppets, costumes and props that will move well to showcase great performances and characters. The care, support and artistry they bring to a production is invaluable.
— Olly Taylor, Master Puppeteer- Dark Crystal
What a team! Becky and Paul are extremely talented, very lovely people who are an utter joy to work with.

From the outset they took the time to fully understand my wishes and the brief I gave them. They communicated with me through every stage of the creation process with conversations, 3D images and models and, despite the horribly tight deadline I gave them, they translated my drawings and wishes into the most exquisite puppet. Not only was it visually perfect, it also proved easy to operate and is built so well that I know it will endure much touring. It has already delighted many audiences and will continue to do so. I am planning my next venture with Stitches and Glue and cannot recommend them highly enough.
— Kristina Stevenson, Author

You’re only as good as the team around you! the Stitches and Glue family X

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Coming Soon…


Film Credits

ERIC , Netflix 2023 - Creature Effects Supervisors and suppliers

Mickey 17, 2023 - VFX Puppet Supervisors and suppliers

Snow White, 2022 - VFX Puppet Supervisors and supplierss

The Last of Us, HBO- MUFX fabricators/Onset Dressers BGFX

Wonka, 2021 - VFX Puppet Supervisors

STRANGER THINGS, season 4- MUFX fabricators BGFX

Fantastic Beasts; The secrets of Dumbledore, 2021 - VFX Puppet Supervisors

Eternals, 2020 - Costume prop/Fabrication Supervisor

Jim Henson's, Dark Crystal, 2019 - Fabrication co Supervisor/Senior Puppet maker, Fabricator

Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 – Key Animatronic Designer

Han Solo: A Stars Wars story, 2018 - Animatronic Designer, Creature Department

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, 2017- Fabrication Supervisor/Senior fabricator (Creature Department)

Star Wars – The Last Jedi, 2017 - Animatronic designer/Senior fabricator, Creature department

Ready Player One, 2017 - Fabricator, Costume Props

The Mummy, 2017 - Senior Fabricator/SFX Modeller, Creature Department

Assassins Creed, 2016 - Mask maker

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, 2016 - SFX Modeller, Creature Department

Rogue One; A Star Wars Story, 2016 - Animatronic Designer, Creature Department

 Zoolander 2 2016 - Fabricator

 Avengers –Age of Ultron, 2015 - SFX Fabricator

 Paddington, 2014 – Fabricator/On-set Dresser, Creature Department

 Ex Machina, 2014 - SFX Fabricator

 Thor: A Dark World, 2013 - SFX Modeller

 Dark Shadows, 2012 – Fabrication Supervisor/SFX Modeller/Hand double, Creature Department

 X-men: First Class, 2011 – Fabricator/Art Finisher

 The Wolfman, 2010 - Fabricator, Creature department

Hellboy 2, 2008 - Fabricator, Creature Department

 Fred Claus, 2007 - Fabricator, Creature Department

 Sweeney Todd, 2007 - Fabricator

 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, 2005 - Fabricator, Creature Department

 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 2005 - Fabricator creature dept



Theatre Credits

Stranger Things; First Shadow 2023- Creature Effects

Oz, 2022/2023- Creature Effects Suppliers (Mutant Bikers)

Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 2021 - Puppet Supervisors/Senior Puppet Makers

Stranger Things- Drive Into, Netflix/Secret Cinema, Los Angeles - Creature effects Supervisors

Stranger Things, Secret Cinema - Creature Effects Supervisor/ Designers

Disney’s The Little Mermaid, 2019 Helsinki - Puppet Designers/Consultants

Robot Boy, 2019 – Puppet Designer, Maker

 The Welcoming Party, Theatre Rites 2017 – Puppet Designer, Maker

The Hartlepool Monkey, 2017 - Puppet makers

Blue Lion Publishing - Gerti's Great Escape, 2017 – Puppet Designer, Maker

Circus 1903, 2017 - Puppet Maker

 Broke and Beat Collective, 2016 - Puppet designer, Maker

 Animating the Brain, 2015 - Puppet designer, Maker

 The Big Sneeze, 2015 - Puppet Designer, Maker

Penguins of Madagascar, 2015 – Costume props Supervisor, Puppet Makers

 Will Tucket's Secret Garden- Sarasota Ballet, Florida 2014 – Puppet supervisor/Puppet makers

Into the Woods, 2014 -  Puppet Designer, Maker

Elephantom, 2013 National Theatre - Sculptor and Puppet Maker

Light Princess, 2013 National Theatre -  Sculptor and Puppet Fabricator

James II, 2014 Significant object- Sculptor and Mould Maker

War- Horse, 2013 National Theatre – Puppet Maker


Moon and Me - Children's television character creation by Stitches and Glue

Children’s Television Credits

Moon and Me, 2019 - Fabrication Supervisor, Puppet Department

Teletubbies, 2016 - Fabrication Supervisor, senior Fabricator/Art-Finisher, Creature Suits

Me and my Monsters, 2010 - Fabricator, Creature Department

ZingZillas, 2010 - Fabricator

Into the Night Garden, 2007 - Fabricator

Tickle Monsters, 2017 - Puppet Department

Whale Trail, 2015 - Puppet Department

 

Making bespoke puppets and creature costumes for Film, Theatre and Television


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Becky Johnson - Creative Director and Fabrication Supervisor

Becky Trained at The London College of Fashion graduating with a degree in Costume Technical Effects & Make-Up for the Performing Arts. In her final year she got her big break working on 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and she's been working in the movie industry ever since.

Becky has been extremely fortunate to have worked alongside and for, many of the leading creatives in her field. This has helped her build a knowledge and understanding of all things costume. Becky’s wealth of experience, combined with her attention to detail, enable her to thrive as a Senior freelance fabricator of creature costumes, masks and puppets, moving recently into supervising departments on large scale TV and film productions.

 
 

Puppet makers on Jim Henson's Dark Crystal, Star Wars the last jedi, Rogue one: A star wars story. Mask makers on Assassins Creed and Kick Ass 2. Fabricators on 'Ready player one', 'Ex Machina'......


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Paul Vincett - Creative Director, Character and Puppet Design/Builder 

Paul, the company founder of Stitches and Glue, graduated with a 1st class honors in Illustration at Westminster University, specialising in character design and puppets for film and animation. Paul began his career making character mascot costumes out of a workshop in Crystal palace and went on to become a puppet maker for a number of leading Puppet studios. Alongside this the world of 'Stitches and Glue', developed into a  company and platform for his own artistic led puppet and designer toy project ventures, focusing on character development and storytelling. His unique approach to puppet making combines 'soft' engineering and more complex mechanics.

As well as being completely obsessed with developing his own projects, Paul works as a freelance puppet/prop/costume designer and maker for Theatre and Film and has since made puppets for feature films and International stage productions.


Freelancers

We couldn't achieve as much as we do without our network of specialist freelancers and other expert companies who work closely with us to help deliver premium creations for our clients.


 
 
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BBC Sussex Interview- 2019

The Stitches and Glue team popped along to chat to Allison Ferns at BBC radio Sussex, discussing puppets and our story.

The Stitches and Glue team popped along to chat to Allison Ferns at BBC radio Sussex, discussing puppets and our story.